Fenice Metal Technology Limited, a corporate organisation, has donated learning materials and commissioned an electrification project at the Buerko Good Shepherd Anglican Primary School in the Ningo-Prampram District.
The items included pencils, ballpoint pens, erasers, coloured pencils, rulers, pencil cases, pencil sharpeners, chalk, crayons and exercise books.
The electrification works included wiring and lighting for kindergarten to Grade 6 classrooms, one office and one restroom, covering 10 rooms, and also the installation of electric fans, cable wiring, switches, sockets and lighting fixtures.
Renovation
The total cost of the renovation works and donation amounted to GH¢300,000.00.
The intervention formed part of the company’s corporate social responsibility programme aimed at improving teaching and learning conditions and supporting community development.
The Buerko Good Shepherd Anglican Basic School has been grappling with several infrastructural challenges which affect teaching and learning.
The school, established in 2007, currently has about 257 learners from kindergarten to junior high school (JHS) level.
Handing over the items, the Chief Executive Officer of Fenice Metal Technology Limited, Andy Lu, said education remained central to the company’s social responsibility, stressing that every child deserved the opportunity to learn, grow and achieve their full potential.
Community
He noted that many children in the community still lacked access to essential learning resources and support systems needed to succeed academically.
He explained that the company had, over the years, remained committed to supporting communities through its “Waste to Wealth” industrial process, which focuses on transforming recyclable materials into valuable electrical cable products.
He said the initiative contributed significantly to import substitution within Ghana’s cable industry.
The Head Teacher of the school, Norbert Selorm Afram, said the school faced several challenges.
He explained that both teachers and pupils often walked long distances to school, while attendance is sometimes affected due to the distance and poor road network.
Infrastructure
Mr Afram noted that the school’s infrastructure was in a deplorable state, adding that some structures were unsafe for use during rainy conditions, forcing pupils to relocate to safer classrooms in the primary section.
He further indicated that access to potable water remained a major challenge, as the existing source is not safe for drinking and water from nearby communities was often far and irregular.
He said the situation affected teaching and learning, but teachers continued to manage under difficult conditions.
He appealed for the provision of staff accommodation and extension of potable water to the school, describing it as key to improving attendance and reducing teacher absenteeism.
A pupil of Buerko Good Shepherd Anglican Primary School, Nugah Rock, expressed appreciation for the support, saying the provision of electricity had improved learning conditions, particularly for ICT lessons.
